Widows

The Hot Young Widows Club: Lessons on Survival from the Front Lines of Grief by Nora McInerny: A wise, humorous roadmap and caring resource for anyone going through the loss of a loved one—or even a difficult life moment.

Love is a Mixtape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time by Rob Sheffield: Using the listings of fifteen of his favorite mix tapes, Rob shows that the power of music to build a bridge between people is stronger than death.

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion: Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage--and a life, in good times and bad--that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child.

It’s Ok That You’re Not Ok by Megan Devine: `In It’s OK That You’re Not OK, Megan Devine offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we try to help others who have endured tragedy.

It’s Ok to Laugh (Crying is OK Too) by Nora McInerny: This book is for people who have been through some shit.

A Widow’s Guide to Healing by Kristin Meekhof: An inspiring, accessible, and empowering guide for how to navigate the unique grief and challenges of widowhood and create a hopeful future.

The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs : Exploring motherhood, marriage, friendship, and memory, Nina asks: What makes a meaningful life when one has limited time?

Confessions of a Mediocre Widow: Or, How I Lost My Husband and My Sanity by Catherine Todd: With wit and good humor, Tidd looks back on the time immediately following her husband's death with charming self-deprecation at her seeming inability to be a good widow. Through this, she shows readers that there is no "right way" to grieve.

How to Survive the Loss of a Love by Peter McWilliams: Discusses the variety of reactions that people experience because of the loss of a love and provides numerous recommendations for coping with pain and achieving comfort.

The Group: Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life by Donald Rosenstein: The Group offers a singular perspective on grief by weaving together the latest thinking on bereavement, resiliency and post-traumatic growth with the true story of seven men who were raising children on their own after the deaths of their wives.

Black Widow by Leslie Gray Streeter: Tender, true, and endearingly hilarious, Black Widow is a story about the power of love, and how the only guide book for recovery is the one you write yourself.